Song for My Father (composition)
| "Song for My Father" | |
|---|---|
| Composition by Horace Silver | |
| from the album Song for My Father | |
| Recorded | October 26, 1964 |
| Genre | Jazz, Hard Bop, Bossa nova, Latin |
| Label | Blue Note |
| Composer(s) | Horace Silver |
| Producer(s) | Alfred Lion |
"Song for My Father" is a composition by Horace Silver. The original version, on the album of the same title by Silver's quintet, was recorded on October 26, 1964. It has become a jazz standard and is probably Silver's best-known composition. According to Silver, the song was "in part inspired by our Brazilian trip. We got the Brazilian rhythm for this tune from that trip, and the melodic line was inspired by some very old Cape Verdean Portuguese folk music."